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UpMove

$4.99
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A dream on the wind
floats to where the trash collects.
Stray cats watch me leave.



Perichron Interactive presents UpMove, a typing game x cave flyer...



...about pushing your limits in pursuit of an ambition...



...and maybe going a little too far.



In UpMove, only the power of language can propel your intrepid craft as you fly through cities and countrysides and giant factories, dodging meteor showers and laser beams and traffic jams as you strive to make that one last delivery that you need to move upwards and onwards. Your journey will take you through 11 hand-crafted levels, ranging in difficulty from moderate to extreme, and will challenge both your typing abilities and your piloting skills.


Above: A pleasant suburb.


Above: A pleasant shower of hull-shattering death rocks.


Above: Watch out for traffic!

Inspired by classics like Space Taxi and Thrust, but with a keyboarding twist and a 1-bit style inspired by early Macintosh games, UpMove offers an experience that is both new and authentically retro. Choose how you want to play: you can race through its levels to put up ever-faster times on your leaderboard, fly more carefully to get through as many levels as possible before your lives run out, or turn on infinite lives and fight to unlock the hardest levels.

  • Type for your life! Typing powers your ship, and being able to recharge quickly in mid-air can make the difference between arriving at your destination and...not.
  • Authentic retro ship controls: you can only apply thrust in the direction you're facing, so you'll have to manage your momentum carefully!
  • An unusual hi-res monochrome style, which takes its cues from the earliest generations of Macintosh games.
  • Build up your skills over a wide difficulty curve. The earliest levels focus on testing basic piloting skills, while the hardest ones are designed so that beating them represents a significant accomplishment even for cave flyer veterans!
  • Traverse varied environments, from countryside levels to cityscapes to factories filled with deadly machinery!
  • A thematic journey. Where lies the line between humility and sloth? Between ambition and greed? How do we better ourselves without losing who we are? Explore these questions, and more, in...

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive
3 user reviews
100%
Positive
13 min at review
Recommended

It is an honor to find this game. Such a vision that you don't typically see now a days. Pros - The graphics are so intricate. The art really is something else. Like the little flowers sway on the ground and there are little elevators. - A little lunar lander is always fun. Good core gameplay. - Great Developer. This really is a work of art. Nice guy. Cons - Be patient. There is a definite order of operations you must perform to get of the landing pad. Read the directions carefully. - You need good vision. My eyes not as good as they used to be. Really had to lean close to the monitor to see it.

12 helpful
3 hrs at review
Recommended

both typing games and lunar landing games are a niche, so to see them combined is a real treat! the graphics, despite their simplicity are very nice to look at and fit the game well. be warned that the game is very difficult. certainly a one-of-a-kind experience, i think it's a shame that virtually nobody knows about this game.

3 helpful
3 hrs at review
Recommended

Great obscure game with good mechanics and atmosphere, beautifully tied in story with minimal elements! But haha, it is god damn hard. Just when I finally survived level 7 the next level kicks you in the gut :D. Typing is used to reload energy that moving the spacecraft depletes. Fast typing was needed in a couple of moments in my run, mostly you can land the spacecraft and type away at your own pace. The hard/fast moments are when you want to reload energy mid-air, so you type the messages while your spacecraft is in free fall towards its demise, and you might only have time to type a word or two to survive. Maneuvering the spacecraft through the obstacles is nerve wrecking and harder than the typing part. I kind of hope it would continue from the latest landing and not the home base after dying. It would not necessarily make the game any easier, but would maybe feel more like exploring the world. Going for a run without dying is outside my reach, I think it would take hardcore c...

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Xeon e3-1245, equivalent, or better
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM
  • Graphics: R9 380, equivalent, or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 60 MB available space

FAQ

How much does UpMove cost?

UpMove costs $4.99.

What are the system requirements for UpMove?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Xeon e3-1245, equivalent, or better Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: R9 380, equivalent, or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 60 MB available space

What platforms is UpMove available on?

UpMove is available on Windows PC.

Is UpMove worth buying?

UpMove has 100% positive reviews from 3 players.

When was UpMove released?

UpMove was released on Nov 12, 2019.

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